The Pink mass are the eggs of the Golden Apple Snail (GAS). This snail was introduced to the Philippines to provide additional dietary protein... However, the snail escaped and has become an invasive pest that thrives in the wet paddy conditions of rice fields. I'll learn more about the non-chemical methods for controlling GAS later in the rice course...
For now...I've attached a time-lapse video so you can see the difference between rice with the SUB-1 gene The variety is called IR-64 (its very popular in SE Asia): SCUBA RICE
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